From:
Bruce Williams, DVM
Date: 2001-11-14 12:03:00 UTC
Subject: Re: HELP! URGENT!
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., Troy Lynn Eckart <sprite@k...> wrote:
> For the past 6 weeks I've been battling some type of bacterial
infection
> in our group. Acts like the flu - lethargy, nausea, vomiting, not
eating,
> fever, not feeling well. Blood tests and stool samples and exams
aren't
> giving clues. Saturday Theo died late afternoon. Necropsy wasn't
done
> till Tuesday night. Abdomen showed extreme infection - bacterial.
Larry
> didn't find rupture anywhere to indicate where the infection was
coming from.
>
> I've got two that have already been through this and recovered
completely
> and 3 that are going through it now. Baytril and Amoxi to fight the
> bacteria and dexamethasone to decrease nausea and inflammation seem
to be
> helping but this is taking anywhere from 3-5 weeks.
Troy Lynn:
First, back off and regroup. A 48 hour post-mortem interval allows
post-mortem bacteria to overgrow - it can look like a bacterial
infection. did the tissues get sent off to the University?
Overwhelming bacterial infections yield significant changes in the
bloodwork - especially the CBC - if you haven't seen that to date,
then get cynical. While I can't tell you exactly what is going on,
bacterial infections which affect 5 individuals are pretty rare.
Bruce Williams, dVM